Emilie Lorditch-Michigan State

  • A young man clutches his stomach in pain while sitting on a bed.
    climate change

    Climate change could be a problem for your gut health

    A new article outlines how the compounding effects of climate change could weaken human gut microbiomes.
  • A honey bee stands on a white flower with its face touching the yellow pollen at the flower's center.
    bees

    Honey bees can sniff out lung cancer

    When researchers put honey bees in tiny 3D-printed harnesses, they learned the insects can smell lung cancer in human breath.
  • Rows of vaccine syringes on a pink background.
    bacteria

    New vaccine could fight antibiotic resistance

    A new vaccine could help fight off "superbugs" that have become resistant to antibiotics, researchers report.
  • A koala climbing a tree.
    biodiversity

    Why Australia has koalas and Spain has squirrels

    Ancient geographic isolation had a profound influence on the evolution of distinct mammal communities around the globe, a new study finds.
  • bird with tuft on head, red sac on neck, and bright orange "eyebrows"
    conservation

    Genetic rescue could benefit more at-risk species

    Genetic rescue is an under-used strategy for the conservation of endangered and threatened animals in the US, report researchers.
  • A salt shaker spilled on a yellow surface.
    salt

    Table salt is really good at recycling plastic

    Sodium chloride, simple table salt, offers a safe, inexpensive, and reusable way to recycle plastic waste, new research shows.
  • bacteria grow on blue growth medium in petri dish
    bacteria

    Team finds drug-resistance genes in C. jejuni

    Research finds that antibiotic resistance genes are prevalent in the bacterium Campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of foodborne illness.
  • insect on one of two yellow flowers
    evolution

    Natural selection may pump the brakes on evolution

    Natural selection is usually understood in the context of change, but new findings suggest that natural selection also has the power to keep things the same.
  • Several colorful plastic bags piled together.
    plastics

    Starch could reduce plastic waste

    A new study finds that putting starch into a bio-based polymer can make it more compostable, helping to reduce plastic waste.
  • Red cherries on a tree.
    genomes

    Team sequences tart cherry genome for first time

    When researchers sequenced the genome of the Montmorency tart cherry for the first time, they found it was more complex than they thought.